Grade 1 Fall History — Then and Now, Family Histories, and How We Know What Happened
History · CHR G1 hist.g1.f.chr.generation_concept

Understand 'generation' as a step in family time (~25-30 years)

Define generation as people born around the same time in a family (child, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent); recognize that each generation step is roughly 25-30 years; name one's own generation tier and one tier above and below.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
25
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Confusing 'older sibling' with 'older generation' (older sibling is same generation)
  • Believing generations are exactly the same length for all families
  • Treating great-aunt or great-uncle as separate generation tier (they are grandparent generation)

Exercise pool (3)

Diff Stem Type
1 Stack the 4 generation blocks in order: ME, PARENT, GRANDPARENT, GREAT-GRANDPARENT. stack generation blocks
2 Draw a 4-step staircase. Label each step with a generation tier. Put your name on the bottom step. draw my generation step
3 I will name 4 people in a family. Tell me which generation tier each belongs to: Maria (age 6), her mom Carmen (age 32), her grandmother... match family to tier